The transplant team will read two transplant articles (rotating between the specialties of hepatology and nephrology) to enhance their fund of knowledge to provide the best care for our patients. The meeting is meant as a forum for the team to discuss the research articles and how to best integrate the knowledge into our current practice. This will include education regarding medications, surgical techniques, and other patient care procedures to enhance the success of post-transplant patients.

Course Director:
Fadi Hussein, MD; Nephrologist, Midwest Nephrology Associates

Overall Objectives:

1. Describe current best practice related to the care of the transplant patient
2. Translate medical knowledge to optimal patient care at the bedside
3. Improve the knowledge base of the Abdominal Transplant team by analyzing new research

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for Transplant professionals including surgeons, nephrologists, hepatologists, critical care medicine, cardiology, transplant coordinators, APCs, pharmacists, and dieticians

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statements

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum 0.50 hours of CPE credit for pharmacists. CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Board Recognition Statement

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.